Bloomberg: European officials doubt the CIA chief’s Moscow trip was mainly about an attack on NATO

Meduza reports that European officials doubt the CIA director's recent Moscow trip was primarily about a potential NATO attack. Per Meduza, these officials see no evidence Russia is preparing a conventional attack on NATO or a Baltic state, and they suspect the real topics included ending the Russia-Ukraine war, NATO's Article 5 commitments, and the war in Iran. The officials also think the visit aimed to temper Russia's reaction to U.S. economic measures against Iran and to push Moscow to drop its support for Tehran. None were briefed by Washington, so their assessments rest on their own intelligence and how the U.S. typically operates.

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